alphabetize

And instead of organizing the case from top to bottom, I alphabetize each individual shelf so that when it’s time to add a book, I don’t have to shift the entire system.

From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

It’s going to be a long list, so you can click on the “Process Name” heading to alphabetize the list for an easier find.

From The Verge ● Jul. 6, 2021

They tinkered with computers, programming them to alphabetize their homework.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2016

“We just want to alphabetize the word honki to make it catchy,” the broadcaster said in a statement Tuesday to The Japan Times.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2015

To arrange alphabetically; as, to alphabetize a list of words.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

My wife then divides hers into region and alphabetizes them by last name of author, but I am too lazy.

From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2020

There’s one that can help me when I dine out and another that alphabetizes my favorite recipes, like an ingredients-only weight loss cookbook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2016

Sister Rose is so organized that she alphabetizes her kitchen so that the allspice would be stored next to the ant poison.

From Time Magazine Archive

This, in his view, had multiple advantages, which he alphabetizes as Affiliation, Bonding, Categorization, Discernment, Employment, Freedom and God.

From Time Magazine Archive

With her latest book, she took 10 years of her diaries and alphabetized them by the first letter of the first word of each sentence, then cut the book down into the volume published.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024

Then we have a second list that is every single member of Congress, alphabetized by last name.

From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2023

Her spices were alphabetized, her cutlery all had to face the same direction in the drawer and her chocolate chip cookies were somehow all identical.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2022

Each shelf was completely full of titles, which were perfectly alphabetized and separated by genre.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021

Then there is behavioral residue, which is defined as the inadvertent clues we leave behind: dirty laundry on the floor, for instance, or an alphabetized CD collection.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Often, the instinct is to just begin: grab a garbage bag, empty the freezer, start wiping baseboards, briefly consider alphabetizing your spices.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026

In fact, I’m buying and alphabetizing compact discs again.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2018

Marshall said he is in the process of alphabetizing the others, as well as attaching information on the wrench and the company it came from.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 19, 2017

Music Library: Church of the Epiphany’s music director would appreciate a volunteer to help with organizing the music library, including alphabetizing, rearranging shelves, labeling boxes, and updating the music library spreadsheet.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2017

I can’t put everything back together or I’ll find myself alphabetizing all the books and taping the map back together.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera